4 Indonesian nationals sentenced to death for drug trafficking

Malaysia continues to sentence persons to death. There has been much talk about the abolition of the death penalty, especially with regard to drug offences. There has been a public, and even government, realization that most persons sentenced to death for drug trafficking really do not deserve to die for after all most of them are mere 'mules' or small fries. The death penalty has certainly not DETERED people, and this was revealed by the statistics given in Parliament.

We reiterate our call for the abolition of the death penalty, and that the sentence of the 4 Indonesian nationals be commuted to imprisonment. 

 EMPAT WARGA INDONESIA DIHUKUM GANTUNG EDAR 28KG DADAH

George Town, 7 Okt Empat lelaki warga Indonesia dijatuhi hukuman gantung sampai mati oleh Mahkamah Tinggi di sini hari ini selepas didapati bersalah mengedar 10.74kg methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) dan 17.36kg ketamine, empat tahun lepas.

Hakim Datuk Zamani Abdul Rahim membuat keputusan itu selepas mendapati pembelaan Dwi Suprianto Mei, 45, Fredy Hermawan, 42, Andy Paksi, 40, dan Indra Mulyadi, 42, tidak boleh dipercayai, bersifat penafian dan rekaan semata-mata.

"Mahkamah berpuas hati dan mendapati pihak pembelaan gagal menimbulkan sebarang keraguan munasabah di akhir kes pembelaan dan gagal mematahkan kes pendakwaan.

Justeru, keempat-empat tertuduh didapati bersalah dan digantung sampai mati," katanya.

Mengikut pertuduhan, mereka didakwa mengedar dadah itu di sebuah rumah beralamat 243, Jalan Batu Ferringhi dekat sini pada 9.30 malam, 27 Okt 2009. Dadah itu ditemui sepasukan polis yang menyerbu rumah berkenaan yang dipercayai makmal memproses dadah terbesar di Pulau Pinang.

Keempat-empat lelaki itu didakwa mengikut Seksyen 39B(1)(a) Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 yang membawa hukuman mati mandatori.

Pendakwaan dikendalikan Timbalan Pendakwa Raya Suhaimi Ibrahim, Dwi Suprianto dan Andy Paksi diwakili peguam Ranjit Singh Dhillon manakala Fredy Hermawan dan Indra Mulyadi diwakili peguam Hussaini Abdul Rashid. - BERNAMA  [Source: Malaysian Police Facebook Page]